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Kremsier
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or (Czech, Krome y z), a town of Austria, in Moravia, 37 m. E. by N. of Brunn by rail. Pop. (1900), 13,991, mostly Czech. It is situated on the March, in the fertile region of the Hanna, and not far from the confluence of these two rivers. is the summer residence of the bishop of Olmiitz, whose palace, surrounded by a fine park and gardens, and containing a picture gallery, library and various collections, forms the chief object of interest. Its industries include the manufacture of machinery and iron-founding, brewing and corn-milling, and there is a considerable trade in corn, cattle, fruit and manufactures. In 1131 Kremsier was the seat of a bishopric. It suffered considerably during the Hussite war; and in 1643 it was taken and burned by the Swedes. After the rising of 1848 the Austrian parliament met in the palace at Kremsier from November 1848 till March 1849. In August 1885 a meeting took place here between the Austrian and the Russian emperors.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Kremsier'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/k/kremsier.html. 1910.
